Xcel Energy natural gas and electric bills for its Colorado customers are expected to be slightly higher for the fourth quarter of 2025, the energy provider said in a Sept. 15 news release. Xcel Energy sent its proposed adjustments to natural gas and electric costs to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for approval. Xcel Energy […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Residents who cannot attend committee meetings will now be able to follow the City of Grand Junction’s committees online. As part of its efforts to increase transparency and community access to information, the city has begun recording all committee and advisory board meetings. The recordings are publicly available through the […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Colorado Mesa University used a Sept. 15 Grand Junction City Council workshop to have a conversation about replacing the aging Lincoln Park Barn at Stocker Stadium, which serves as the CMU football team’s locker room on game days. For years, CMU football has used Lincoln Park Barn as a locker […]
Second year brings growth spurt for Careers in Construction program Tim Harty, The Business Times Last school year was like framing a house for Careers in Construction Colorado when it got Palisade High School to offer its classes. This school year, it’s putting on the roof and tacking on siding as the program expanded into […]
Mesa County businesses losing enterprise-zone status can apply to get grandfathered in, but the deadline looms Tim Harty, The Business Times Thank goodness for grandfather clauses. Approximately 1,800 Mesa County businesses will no longer reside in a Colorado enterprise zone come Jan. 1, 2026. That means they reside in an area that no longer is […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times Across Western Colorado, the 2025 hunting season began under the weight of an intense drought, yet a few timely rainstorms brought at least some temporary relief. Local guide and outfitter Rod Cogburn said it is one of the worst years of drought he has ever seen during his lifetime of […]
Brandon Leuallen, The Business Times The 44th Annual Parade of Homes is a chance for the public to tour new designs and for builders to showcase their craftsmanship. It also highlights the economic reach of the industry. The Home Builders Association of Western Colorado represents more than 150 companies that collectively employ thousands of people […]
Stove Depot nearly doubled its store size four months ago and already has outgrown it Tim Harty, The Business Times Four months ago, Stove Depot and Chimney Works left the 5,000-square-foot building it occupied at 330 North Ave. for a 9,000-square-foot space at 1915 Interstate 70 Business Loop. It had to move. It had outgrown […]
The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the Colorado Department of Transportation to express its concerns about the proposed 2050 Statewide Transportation Plan. The letter, dated August 28 and signed by Grand Junction Chamber President and CEO Candace Carnahan, listed its main concerns as: “the growing gap in highway funding, the […]
The Spark Leadership Summit, a one-day event designed to ignite growth, leadership and innovation for second-stage companies and growing entrepreneurs, will take place Sept. 24 at Colorado Mesa University. The summit is a program from C-Suite Initiative, which was founded by business coaches Kristin Donahue and Robert Bever in 2023. It brings world-class thought leaders, […]